Hear Keith Urban’s Plaintive Cover of Marshmello’s ‘Happier’ [LISTEN]

Keith Urban is the latest in a string of performers to record a performance for Spotify Singles, and for his contribution, the country superstar selected a more forlorn and piano-driven incarnation of the 2018 pop hit, "Happier," a collaboration between producer Marshmello and British band Bastille.

"The first time I heard 'Happier,' it spoke to me lyrically," Urban explained in a statement of his decision to cover the track. "Underneath that bada-- track there's an incredible story of emotional conflict being told. I could really relate to it, and so I set about trying to frame that in my own way."

For the country star, that meant allowing the song's melancholy storyline to shine through in the music that accompanies it, pivoting the melody away from its bouncy, dance-ready original and into ballad territory. In addition to the cover, Urban also recorded a version of his own "Never Comin' Down," off his most recent album, Graffiti U, for Spotify Singles.